Lessons to Learn from Mae Laborde

I’ve never heard of 97 year-old Mae Laborde before today. She was highlighted in a Yahoo article and I couldn’t help but smile the entire time I was reading it. What an amazing woman.

Mae Laborde via Yahoo.com.

There’s much to be said about life and what you can do with it. Since this is a personal finance blog, I’ll highlight a tidbit related to finance I found in the article:

“A Girl Scout leader for her daughter’s troop, she has kept in touch with most of her daughter’s friends. Now in their 70s, they’ll ask her for secrets to living a long life. She’ll tell them to never retire.

When she was 89 Laborde took a police training course just for fun, and she still cooks for herself, paints and raises tomatoes in her garden that she sells to a local restaurant.”

A police training course when she was 89? She’s amazing.

I’m still smiling…what more can I say?

Posted by Tricia on March 30, 2007 at 1:57 PM in Keeping Motivated, Misc | 5 Comments »
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Mia responded:
Posted: March 31st, 2007 at 4:30 am
I think it’s so great. I understand she has her own fan club.

Mia
Tricia responded:
Posted: March 31st, 2007 at 9:42 am
Mia – I didn’t think of looking up a fan club. I did a quick search and didn’t see anything. If anyone knows of the web address of her fan club, please let me know. I’ll add the link above.
nancy responded:
Posted: April 1st, 2007 at 1:28 am
Hi, this is my first time writing on your blog!
I have to confess that I always “blast” my 75 yr
old mom for working 6 days a week…full time.

My hat goes off to Mae, as she has made me feel
so inspired, and grateful. I hope that I will be as productive as my mom, and Mae in my older years! (I love this blog!)
Marion responded:
Posted: May 10th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Wow! My hat off to Mae Laborde. I’m 70 and I’m a frustrated actress – always wondered if I should try to do something fun! Now that I’m a widow, I have time on my hands.
Nicole K. responded:
Posted: May 14th, 2007 at 1:36 am
Wow, this is amazing. Mae is my friends great-grandmother, and I pretty much think of her as my own great-grandmother too. It always surprises me when I find something about her on the internet, but she really is a great woman.